HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says about 800 litres of oil was collected after a leak from the wreckage of the MV Miner off Scaterie Island on Sunday.
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister Geoff MacLellan says no heavy oil got past containment booms and the lobster fishery in the area was not affected.
The government says R J MacIsaac Construction was planning to remove the last engine from the wreck and it expected oil could be a risk to the environment.
The plan for removing the engine included placing containment booms around the remains of the ship and having oil absorption materials on hand.
The twelve thousand tonne bulk carrier ran aground on the island after a tow line snapped in rough seas during transit to Turkey from Montreal in September 2011.
The province says the Canadian Coast Guard and Transport Canada were notified of the leak.
The coast guard is monitoring the area by air for signs of oil.
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